There is a light
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
17 December 2006
Three colours
Three colours
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Just like candy.
Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho, Tokyo.
Three colours (and white)
Three colours (and white)
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho, Tokyo.
Logo
Logo
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
You know I was looking for something square-circleable.
Ship shaped
Ship shaped
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Architect: Rafael Vinoly
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Tokyo_International_Foru...
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Outside (including macros):
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276580/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276579/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276591/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290900/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290903/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290905/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290908/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290910/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306155/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306156/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306158/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/330295595/
Ship shaped
Ship shaped
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Architect: Rafael Vinoly
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Tokyo_International_Foru...
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Outside (including macros):
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276580/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276579/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276591/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290900/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290903/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290905/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290908/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290910/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306155/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306156/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306158/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/330295595/
Whiter Shade
Whiter Shade
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Outside (including macros):
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276580/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276579/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276591/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290900/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290903/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290905/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290908/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326290910/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306155/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306156/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326306158/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/330295595/
Walkers - collage
Walkers - collage
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
Inside:
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276590/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276587/
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/326276582/
Walkers on the glass
Walkers on the glass
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラム), Yurakucho, Tokyo.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/general/index.php
no-smoking
no-smoking
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
I was tempted to take a "squared circle" picture at this "clean, stub-free pavement" but gave up because it's too dark and my battery was almost out. Maybe next time.
Yurakucho, Tokyo.
No smoking is allowed on the platforms and in any other part of a station now. All the train stations and bus stations/bus stops in Japan (overground and underground) are now "no smoking". In 2002, the law-makers decided to do something about passive smoking, and 健康増進法 (Health Improvement Laws) has been in place since then.
This picture is an narrow alley just outside the station - the "ガード下" area at Yurakucho Station. This actually is part of the station, but some people don't realise it is. The alley is 50 meters long, and it's fully decorated with this "no smoking" stickers on the floor, but it seems ... well, half successful. (^_*)
People (platform-smokers) might have been unhappy at first, but in time, they became accustomed to it. And they began to smoke just outside the station. But still, it is part of the station. That's why this long lane of "no smoking" sticker exists at Yurakucho Station. Somewhat funny. And more and more people has gone 禁煙 (quit smoking) thinking/worrying about their health.
Many streets in Tokyo are now no-smoking zones. A few yeayrs ago, before the 健康増進法 was in place. Chiyoda-ku illegalised smoking on the streets (歩行喫煙: smoking while walking) in many parts of the ward. 歩行喫煙 really was dangerous in crowded areas. Some wards, including Chuo-ku, and other cities followed. I'm a smoker myself, but I think the move was reasonable enough.
Japanese smokers can't complain. England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (North and South) has no-smoking laws now - smoking is prohibited in all indoor public space. Italy has very tough anti-smoking laws. And France has just banned smoking in public space. (Even France!)
Frozen time
Frozen time
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Very old political posters (right-wing/nationalist or far-right, to be precise) found in Yurakucho area.
Back in the 1980s, these posters were very often seen in Shinjuku and other spots in central Tokyo. Today, it's rare to see this type of posters.
I'm no suppoter of their politics, but find this interesting. Time is frozen here, in the middle of Tokyo city centre.
Feels very odd, as the Japanese mainstream politics now are more extreme than those traditional extreme right in a way or two. Moreover, so many things are completely illogical in the mainstream politics today. Those "good-old" (I'm being cynical) nationalists were at least logical in their own way (although I never supported them).
Democratic elections have resulted in a nightmare.
[14 feb]
I added this to the Only in Japan group pool as this is without a doubt only in Japan... I was and am never with them. This is only a photograph.
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